Santa Maria do Boiaçu is a village in the

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ian municipality of

Rorainópolis Rorainópolis () is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 30,782 (as of 2020) and its area is 33,594 km². The municipality is crossed by the equator. History In the 1970s, the ...

, in the state of

Roraima Roraima (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas ...

. It is located on the

Branco River The Branco River ( pt, Rio Branco; Engl: ''White River'') is the principal affluent of the Rio Negro from the north. Basin The river drains the Guayanan Highlands moist forests ecoregion. It is enriched by many streams from the Tepui highlands w ...

, and inside the Baixo Rio Branco-Jauaperi Extractive Reserve.

Overview

Santa Maria do Boiaçu is an isolated village along the Branco River. Except for Santa Maria and a few riverside settlements, the region is uninhabited. In 2018, the Baixo Rio Branco-Jauaperi Extractive Reserve was created which aims to protect the area while allowing for sustainable economic activities for the communities along the river. Between 1960 and 1982, it was a of

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, but has become part of the municipality of

. Santa Maria do Boiaçu has an airfield, an elementary school, the only high school in the region, and is connected to the telephone network and internet. The village has a medical post was which renovated in 2017. The 2019 cutbacks and restructuring of

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, the organisation in charge of the indigenous territories, by

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has resulted in

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Amerindians leaving their territory and building camps in the vicinity of the village. The highway was supposed to connect Santa Maria do Boiaçu with the road network of Roraima, however as of 2020 only 45.6 kilometres of the planned 125 kilometres have been constructed.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Maria do Boiacu Populated places in Roraima